Cogent Albany is a data center operated by Cogent Communications, Inc. in Albany, NY, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 3.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Albany data-center market on the NYISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 23.8-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Albany — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Albany — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Albany's data center infrastructure comprises 16 tracked facilities totaling 6,118 MW across a fragmented operator base, but the market presents significant headwinds for acquisition investors. The Data Center Power Index DCPI assessment yields a constraint score of 51/100 paired with an excess-power rating of 41/100—a combination that triggers a clear AVOID verdict. The constraint rating alone indicates meaningful infrastructure limitations that restrict expansion potential, while the modest excess-power score reveals insufficient slack capacity for demand absorption or operational flexibility. For acquisition-focused investors, this dual weakness is disqualifying. A constraint score of 51/100 means grid infrastructure, interconnect availability, or regulatory permitting poses material friction to adding capacity or retooling existing assets. The excess-power rating of 41/100 signals…
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